Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Florida Senate District 1

A district of about 561,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+32.1 relative to the nation for president.

Don Gaetz (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028

Where it sits among all 39 seats

Every Florida State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+32.136th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican20th seat · the majority lineDistrict 1

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2016
U.S. SenateR+30.7

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 39 seats. Small marks are other seats in Florida. The black marker is District 1.

Adults with a bachelor's degree30% 32nd pct · 27th of 39 in FL

Lower than 68% of seats.

White adults without a degree48% 79th pct · 9th of 39 in FL

Higher than 79% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 0th pct · 39th of 39 in FL

Lowest of 39 seats.

Black residents15% 71st pct · 12th of 39 in FL

Higher than 71% of seats.

Asian residents2% 45th pct · 22nd of 39 in FL

Lower than 55% of seats.

People per square mile208 21st pct · 31st of 39 in FL

Less dense than 79% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET